Wednesday's forecast: Twisters could rattle central U.S.

Apr. 2, 2014
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What's the weather where you are? Get the details in today's forecast. / WUSA

by Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

by Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

Most of the weather action Wednesday will be in the central U.S., where severe storms should rattle portions of the Midwest. The East will see one more mild, sunny day while snow will whiten the Rockies.

Midwest: Wednesday will be a soggy, stormy day from the Great Lakes to the lower Mississippi Valley. Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and northern Texas will be at the greatest risk for severe weather, which would include hail, high winds, and a few tornadoes.

Rockies, Plains: More snow will continue to fall across the central and northern Rockies and northern Plains.

California: A few welcome showers are forecast along the coast Wednesday from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

East Coast: A mild, dry day is forecast from New England to Florida.

Weather history for April 2: In 1975, a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in the Chicago area. In 1982, a tornado outbreak lashed the Midwest and South, killing 29 people.

In 1987, a record low temperature of 48 degrees occurred in Key West, Fla. In 2010, Pittsburgh hit a record high temperature of 85 degrees.